Paul L Nunez

Brain, Mind, and the Structure of Reality

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Does the brain create the mind, or is some external entity involved? This book synthesizes ideas borrowed from philosophy, religion, and science. Topics range widely from brain imagining of thought processes to quantum mechanics and the essential role of information in brains and physical systems.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 154mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 420g
• ISBN-13: 9780199914647
• ISBN-10: 0199914648
• Artikelnr.: 35331315

Autorenporträt

Paul L. Nunez, PhD, Emeritus Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Many Faces of Consciousness
Chapter 2. Ethics, Religion, and the Identity of Self
Chapter 3. States of Mind
Chapter 4. Why Hearts Don't Love and Brains Don't Pump
Chapter 5. EEG: A Window on the Mind
Chapter 6. Dynamic Patterns as Shadows of Thought
Chapter 7. Networks, Waves, and Resonant Binding
Chapter 8. The Limits of Science: What Do We Really Know?
Chapter 9. Modern Physics, Cosmology, and Consciousness
Chapter 10. The Weird Behavior of Quantum Systems
Chapter 11. Ontological Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics
Chapter 12. Does the Brain Create the Mind?
Notes
Index